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The Club is a 3rd person action shooter that focuses on addictive and rewarding gameplay, testing your skills to the limit and offering a relentless pace with frantic, fast-paced gameplay with a unique style, tone and storyline that drips with energy, attitude and anarchy.

Nollenberger Capital Partners analyst Todd Greenwald has commented on the early success of Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, saying that it may very well outpace Halo 3's record-breaking sales. Released earlier this week, most retail stores have already sold out, with only pre-orders being assured. "Keep in mind, CoD4 is launching on four times as many platforms (360, PS3, PC, DS) as Halo 3 (360). Halo 3 has so far sold about four million units. A year ago, Call of Duty 3 sold about three million units, and we anticipate this year's version could do four million or more," he predicted.

Based on the new Aliens vs. Predator film, which 20th Century Fox releases nationwide on Dec. 25, players will become the ultimate Predator, hunting down and eliminating the Alien species in the authentic universe of the Aliens/Predator movie.

An interview with Bungie studio manager Harold Ryan gives more details about the split with Microsoft, but also reveals some future plans. First, the obvious: Bungie is currently working on Halo 3 downloadable content with new maps, but now that the studio is independent, a new IP is also in the works. Last, but not least, "we have other Halo games that are cranking along also."

Beowulf is a combat-driven action adventure game set in the realms of Nordic mythology. Arrogant, self-serving and lustful for gold and glory, as Beowulf you will journey to Denmark to destroy a bloodthirsty beast wreaking havoc on a frigid land.

Downstream Panic! is an unpredictable, fast-paced, tactical puzzle-action that places players in the position of a sea-creature preservationist out to save the world from a fantastic cyclone that has blasted the world's fish into the Earth's atmosphere.

Namco Bandai announced Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3, adding new innovative features, enhancements and customization options the the franchise. Battle through 20 unique stages using more than 40 of the most loved and feared characters from the animation phenomenon. Unleash the hidden chakra from within and experience the best yet from the series.

Hail to the Chimp is a politically charged party game where players battle one another to become the new leader of the Animal Kingdom. Players use the game’s unique team-up mechanic, balancing cooperation with competition, to claw their way to victory. The entire roster of candidates has been revealed...

Capcom announced that the fourth installment of its courtroom drama series to North America. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, developed specifically for NDS, and sees a change of direction for the story line with the introduction of new defense attorney Apollo Justice and a host of new characters.

EU: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options etc., making each and every game infinitely customizable and unique.

Become Mario as he traverses a galaxy of gravities, traveling in and out of gravitational fields by blasting from planet to planet. Experience dizzying perspective shifts as you run upside down through wild alien worlds that need to be seen to be believed.

Ice Station Santa puts a whole new spin on the season of giving, peace, and joy. With Christmas presents on the attack and carols of gunshots drowning out the bells, Sam & Max must storm the North Pole to bring down a less-than-jolly foe.

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of an alien invasion.

Take-Two announced the settlement of all consumer class action lawsuits pending in the United States against the Company and its subsidiary Rockstar Games, relating to a third-party program called the "Hot Coffee Modification" that could be used by consumers to alter the content of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game.

Keep your hands steady and your mind focused – this time around there's a lot more on the line. Every cut of the scalpel, every pinch of the forceps, each and every second that ticks by is of the absolute greatest importance. If you think it's too much to handle alone, invite a friend to assist with the operation and work together to save patients from flat-lining.

Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of three survivors who join forces with the last remaining human resistance in the heated battle against the ongoing alien onslaught. Meridian4 announced that people who pre-order Frozenbyte’s horror-themed shoot-em-up through Steam ($19.95), will get the original Shadowgrounds as bonus.

According to the latest sales figures provided by Media Create, it seems that Microsoft's Xbox 360 might be gaining a little ground in Japan. Mainly due to the exclusive release of Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, which made its debut at #2 with nearly 80.000 units during its first week, the Xbox 360 has managed to push itself from an average of barely around 3000 consoles sold per week to 17,673, compared to PS3's 17,434.

Endless Ocean, aka Forever Blue, explores life under the ocean, allowing you to take photos, catalogue species you encountered, play a tour guide, or discover hidden treasures. Forever Blue also features multiplayer so you can dive in with a friend...

Alpha Prime is a sci-fi FPS action game with an emphasis on the single player experience, a varied gameplay balance of combat and more technical activities such as hacking and remotely controlling robotic devices.

SEGA announced Viking: Battle For Asgard, developed by The Creative Assembly, is a hack'n slasher where you, as Skarin, a new iconic gaming hero, get to experience the violent yet spectacular world of the Vikings and their gods.

According to Variety, actor Mark Wahlberg is in negotiation talks with Twentieth Century Fox to take the lead role of Max Payne for the live-action adaptation of the Remedy/Take Two video game. John Moore, known for action movies such as "Behind Enemy Lines" and "Flight of the Phoenix," has been tagged as the director. May Payne is a DEA agent framed for the murder of a fellow agent and finds himself in the middle of a mob war, giving him a chance to avenge the Mafia slayings of his wife and child.

The Orange Box features three new games by Valve: Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends puzzles, first-person action, and adventure gaming to produce an experience like no other.

SunAge is a futuristic RTS where the player can experience 3 different races with each there arsenal of units, buildings and upgrades, taking place across 2 different worlds. Vertex4 CEO Roman Pfneudl revealed it has submitted the Gold Master to Lighthouse for duplication.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo's latest incarnation in the popular Super Smash Bros. series of titles, featuring all-new characters ranging from Kirby and Wario to Samus and even Metal Gear Solid's Snake.

Undercover is an adventure game set in the heart of war-torn Europe in 1943, and sees players take on the role of British physicist Dr. John Russell, who is sent into the lion's den by the MI6 to follow leads on German research into a devastating weapon of mass destruction.

Soldier of Fortune Payback continues with the organization know as The Shop where players take on the role of a hired mercenary, blasting their way through high intensity combat situations in the world's most dangerous hot spots in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.

As promised last week, SCEA has released a four-level playable demo for Naughty Dog's Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. But that is not all as the weekly PSN update also features a demo for 2K Sports' College Hoops 2K8, MotorStorm Devil’s Weekend Add-On (adding a new track and 5 vehicles for $5.99), as well as the 2 Guitar Hero III songpacks mentioned earlier ($6.25). If you want to just sit back and relax, there are plenty of new game/movie trailers.

Silverfall is an RPG set in a fantasy world of magic, machines and mayhem, the choices you make during the game take you along the path of nature or technology. The addon features an updated engine with improved gfx/performance, two new races, over 50 new pieces of armor, 42 new weapons, 20 new maps, and optimized multiplayer.

The Witcher is an action RPG, inspired by games such as Dungeon Siege, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Gothic and Neverwinter Nights, emphasizes story and character development in a vibrant world, while adding tactically-deep real-time combat. CD Projekt Co-Founder /Managing Director Michał Kiciński revealed that it is currently working on a new patch, a demo, as well as tools to create custom adventures.